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The evolution of an operant ecologist.

Gerard P Smith1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and The E.W. Bourne Laboratory, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, White Plains, NY 10605, USA. gpsmith@mail.med.cornell.edu

Appetite
|May 25, 2002
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George Collier

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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral science
  • Animal behavior
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • George Collier's research program spans 43 years, initially focusing on operant conditioning.
  • The early research involved intrameal analysis of food-rewarded operants in food-deprived rats.

Observation:

  • Collier shifted his research focus to the ecological control of meal patterns.
  • This shift involved studying procurement and consummatory costs in free-feeding rats.

Findings:

  • The evolution from operant conditioning to operant ecology was gradual, driven by intellectual and personal factors over a decade.
  • Key achievements in operant ecology were identified, alongside emerging challenges for economic explanations.

Implications:

  • Collier's quantitative behavioral data offers a strong foundation for future physiological analyses.
  • This research highlights the importance of ecological factors in understanding eating behavior.

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